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PITTSBURGH AMATEUR
HOCKEY LEAGUE RULES
2020-2021 SEASON
PAHL RULES 2020 – 2021 SEASON
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. AUTHORITY AND ENFORCEMENT ……………………………………………………3
1. Rules
2. Enforcement
3. Fines, Suspensions, Protest, and Appeals
4. Financial Obligation Clearance
II. STATISTICS AND STANDINGS …………………………………………………………4
1. Division Statisticians
2. Standings
III. TEAMS ……………………………………………………………………………………..5
1. Age Classification
2. Composition of Teams
3. Team Tryouts
IV. REGISTRATION …………………………………………………………………………..6
1. Associations
2. Team Rostering
3. Player Registration
4. Coaches Registration
5. Roster Changes
V. SCHEDULING ……………………………………………………………………………..8
1. Scheduling
2. Team Placement
3. Numbers, Length, and Time of Games
4. Home Team Responsibilities
VI. CANCELLATIONS ……………………………………………………………………….11
1. Game Postponement
2. Game Changes
3. Game Forfeits
VII. GAMES ……………………………………………………………………………………12
1. Control of the Game
2. Coaches
3. Referees
4. EMT
5. Parents / Spectators
6. Number of Players
7. Team Documents
8. Equipment and Uniforms
9. Game Time
10. Handshake and Exiting the Ice
11. Scoresheet
12. Pointstreak Game Scoring
13. Drugs and Alcohol
14. 8U Red, White, & Blue Hockey
VIII. PLAYOFFS ………………………………………………………………………….……17
1. Season Champs
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2. Playoffs – Qualifying Tournaments
3. Playoffs – Open Division Season End Tournaments
4. Host Associations
5. Participating Teams
6. Game Rules
7. Tournament Scheduling
IX. DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES ……………………………………………………………19
1. Composition of Committees
2. Parents / Spectators
3. Ineligible Player
4. Suspensions
5. Reporting Suspensions
6. Match Penalties
7. Additional Supplemental Discipline
8. Protests
9. Appeals
X. PAHL 8U RED, WHITE AND BLUE HOCKEY ………………………………………...23
1. PAHL Program Philosophies
2. Recommended Rule Parameters
3. Administration
4. Team Units
5. Jamboree Game Play
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I. AUTHORITY AND ENFORCEMENT
1. RULES:
A. PAHL member associations, teams, team officials, players, player’s parents and spectators must
comply with “PAHL Rules and Procedures”, as they are applicable.
B. All PAHL league and playoff games are to be played in accordance with USA Hockey (USAH)
and Mid-American District Hockey (Mid Am) rules, and as modified in these PAHL rules.
2. ENFORCEMENT:
A. The PAHL (as empowered by USAH) reserves the right to forfeit games, adjust standings and/or
fine any PAHL member association, team, team official, player or player’s parents and spectators,
as necessary to maintain the philosophy of USAH and the good of PAHL.
B. Any violation of USAH, Mid Am, or PAHL rules may be cause for review by the PAHL Rules
and Procedures Committee or PAHL Discipline Committee as applicable.
3. FINES, SUSPENSIONS, PROTESTS, AND APPEALS:
A. All fines for failure to abide by PAHL rules as defined and where imposed are payable at or before
the next scheduled PAHL meeting.
B. All actions of the PAHL Discipline Committee, including suspensions, will follow procedures
outlined in the USAH Annual Guide, and as amended by PAHL.
C. Protests may be lodged to the PAHL Rules and Procedures Committee or the PAHL Discipline
Committee following the “Protest Procedure”.
D. Appeals may be lodged to Mid Am following the “Appeals Procedure”.
E. Association fine payments must be settled and paid in full according to the following deadlines:
i. All fines must be paid up to date for association teams to schedule. Payment deadline is
scheduling weekend (typically the last weekend of September or the first weekend of
October).
ii. All fines must be paid up to date for association teams to attend PAHL playoff
tournaments. Payment deadline is February 15.
iii. All fines must be paid up to date for the end of the season. Payment deadline is May 31.
F. Member associations who do not have representation during mandatory monthly meetings will be
fined $50.00.
G. Member associations are required to have representation at mandatory PAHL meetings. After
missing 3 consecutive mandatory PAHL meetings, an association will be placed on probation
(probation parameters are detailed in PAHL Bylaws) until representation returns and all
outstanding fines are paid.
H. Member associations with declared PAHL Mite teams who do not have representation during
mandatory Mite meetings will be fined $50.00.
I. Member associations found to be displaying banners with the PAHL name/logo in their rink that
were not issued by the PAHL for genuine season or playoff accomplishments, or not approved by
the PAHL, will be fined $500.00.
4. FINANCIAL OBLIGATION CLEARANCE:
A. Before a player is granted permission to leave one PAHL member association to play for another,
all of his or her financial obligations must have been met with the original member association. If
the player in question has failed to meet those obligations he or she will be denied playing
privileges in any PAHL games until the debt is satisfied.
B. Associations should provide a list of “Bad Debt” players to PAHL. The players will be located
and notified as to requirements for playing clearance.
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C. The PAHL may partner with other non PAHL USAH affiliate leagues or associations for the
purpose of collecting unpaid debts. Failure to satisfy financial obligations will result in the loss of
playing time under these agreements.
D. The PAHL will permit a “conditional release” to players that have negotiated terms of repayment
of outstanding debt. Should those terms be broken by the debtor, the association that is still
carrying the player debt may revoke the release and must advise PAHL immediately so that the
player(s) can be removed from game competition. Associations providing for a “conditional
release” must also advise PAHL of full satisfaction of debt in order to remove player from the
“Bad Debt” listings.
E. Any team rostered by a PAHL member association, whether they play in the PAHL or not, is
subject to and bound by the “Bad Debt” process for fulfillment of PAHL member association
financial obligations.
F. Players identified as owning monies after the start of league games will be given a 14 day time
window to resolve their payment issues before being removed from game competition.
II. STATISTICS AND STANDINGS
1. DIVISION STATISTICIANS:
A. Report game penalties, game suspensions, and match penalties, and any noted game incidents to
the PAHL.
B. Verify score sheet accuracy, completeness and timeliness, and report any situations that need fines
assessed to the PAHL.
C. Contact team representative when score sheets are not received within the proper time frame.
D. Verify all players on score sheets at least three times per year with the appropriate team/player
documentation.
2. STANDINGS:
A. League standings will be determined by the following point system. These points for wins, losses,
and ties will be combined with Fair Play Points to provide Total Points to determine teams’
qualification for playoffs and season first place positions.
Win = 2 points Tie = 1 point Loss = 0 points
B. If a tie exists, the following tiebreaker system will be used.
i. For two teams tied in total points:
1. Head to head league games (wins, losses, and/or ties only; if a three or more
way tie exists, see 2.B.ii. below.
2. Number of wins in league games.
3. Lowest goals against.
4. Lowest penalty minutes.
5. Greatest goal ratio: GF divided by GA (GF/GA)
ii. For three or more teams tied in total points:
1. All teams must have played each other the same number of times in order to use
the first tiebreaker, 2B.i.1., head to head. If they have not all played each other
as such, start with the second tiebreaker, 2.B.i.2., number of wins.
2. If one tie breaker establishes a position for one or more teams, each team is
placed in the applicable position. Once a team(s) is placed, the remaining tied
teams shall start the tie breaking process again at 2.B.i.1., head to head.
C. A forfeited game that was never played will be counted for PAHL season standings as a 0-1 loss.
The opposing team will receive a 1-0 win.
i. Teams involved in these forfeited games will receive the following statistics:
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1. The winning team receives goals for (GF) based on the GF average of their
PAHL regular season games at the end of the season
2. The losing team receives goals against (GA) based on the GA average of their
PAHL regular season games at the end of the season.
3. One Fair Play point will be awarded to the winning team.
D. A forfeited game that was played and is assigned as a forfeit as a result of a rule violation will be
counted for PAHL season standings as a 0-1 loss. The opposing team will receive a 1-0 win. This
includes all games (wins – ties – and losses).
1. The winning team receives goals for (GF) based on the GF average of their
PAHL regular season games at the end of the season.
2. The losing team receives goals against (GA) based on the GA average of their
PAHL regular season games at the end of the season.
3. The winning team will keep their Fair Play point as earned: +1, 0, or -1. The
forfeiting team will forfeit their FFP if it is a +1; will keep if it is 0 or -1.
E. The Fair Play Point System will be used for 18U through 10U and Girls divisions. Teams will be
able to earn one (1) additional point in the standings by meeting Fair Play criteria for a league
game. In order to qualify for the additional point teams must comply with the following.
i. Penalties in minutes for the game cannot exceed the thresholds established for that
particular division.
ii. Proper coaches’ behavior is necessary; no game misconducts or match penalties assessed
to any coach on that team’s bench.
iii. If PIM for the game exceeds double the threshold allowed, then the team will have a Fair
Play point subtracted from their season to date total.
DIVISION PIM THRESHOLD PIM THRESHOLD
AFTER WHICH A FFP
IS SUBTRACTED
18U, 16U 16 32
14U 16 32
12U 16 32
10U 16 32
Girls 19U, 16U 16 32
Girls 14U, 12U 10U 16 32
III. TEAMS
1. AGE CLASSIFICATION:
A. The following age classifications are in effect for teams playing in the PAHL.
YOUTH TEAMS GIRLS TEAMS
18U 19U – ages 19 to 13
16U 16U – ages 16 to 12
14U 14U – ages 14 to 10
12U 12U – ages 12 to 9
10U 10U – ages 10 to 9
8U
B. PAHL age classifications for youth team league play will comply with USAH guidelines. PAHL
age classifications for girls teams will comply with USAH guidelines, with age ranges to be
approved by the USAH Mid Am District.
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C. Girls may play on Youth teams but must conform to Youth age classifications.
D. Any player who plays at a younger age playing classification shall be considered an “ineligible
player”.
2. COMPOSITION OF TEAMS:
A. The method of player selection is exclusively a PAHL member association matter.
B. There shall be no less than eleven (11) and no more than twenty (20) players officially rostered on
each team.
3. TEAM TRYOUTS
A. Member associations will not hold tryouts for teams until after April 1.
i. The only exceptions that will be granted are in cases of home rinks having unavailable
ice after April 1. If this applies, the association must request approval from PAHL and
must provide a letter (email) from the rink manager to the PAHL as to the last day of ice
availability.
ii. Any exceptions must wait until after all PAHL playoff tournaments have completed, and
should be scheduled as close as possible to the date that ice becomes unavailable.
B. Member associations scheduling tryouts for national bound teams are required to follow
requirements as written in the USAH Annual Guide for those teams. Those requirements include
waiting a minimum of 48 hours after the USAH National Championship Tournaments have
concluded, as well as restrictions on advertising and clinic offerings.
IV. REGISTRATION
1. ASSOCIATIONS:
A. PAHL member associations must be members of, and in good standing with, USAH and Mid Am.
B. All PAHL member associations must submit the names, email addresses, positions, and phone
numbers of their Board of Directors, indicating the designated PAHL representatives for each new
season.
i. Each member association is allowed five (5) designated representatives (2 board
members, of which one must be the association President, and three others).
ii. The list of designated representatives must be current and accurate and may be amended
or revised not more than twice in any calendar year.
2. TEAM ROSTERING:
A. All teams must be registered and in good standing with USAH and Mid Am (using official USAH
forms) and all prescribed USAH and Mid Am hockey fees must be paid prior to playing any
PAHL league games.
B. All teams must have submitted their rosters to the USAH Registrar in order to schedule league
games and before playing any PAHL regular season games.
3. PLAYER REGISTRATION:
A. Players must have completed all USAH required documents and paid all prescribed fees prior to
participation in any PAHL games.
B. Each player must be a registered member of a PAHL member association in order to participate in
PAHL games.
C. Boys shall be rostered on only one (1) PAHL youth team and with one (1) PAHL association.
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D. Players rostered on any Tier I youth team, or a Tier I youth team or any other youth team in a Tier
I hockey association, are not permitted to also be rostered on a PAHL member association Tier II
or House/Rec youth team.
E. Girls rostered on any Tier I youth / girls team, or a Tier I youth / girls team or House/Rec youth /
girls team in a Tier I hockey association, are only permitted to be also rostered on a PAHL team as
follows:
i. Girls on a national bound 14U, 16U or 19U team may be rostered on a PAHL Tier II or
House/Rec youth team, subject to USAH guidelines, up to a limit of 50% girls per PAHL
youth team. These girls may not be rostered on any PAHL girls’ team.
ii. Girls on a 10U or 12U House/Rec team may be rostered on a PAHL House/Rec youth
team, up to a limit of 50% girls per PAHL youth team.
iii. Girls on a 10U or 12U House/Rec team in a Tier I association may be rostered on a
PAHL girls’ team, with no limit.
F. Youth players are not permitted to be rostered on a Junior team and a PAHL midget team.
G. Girls may be rostered on up to two (2) PAHL teams.
i. One must be a girls team.
ii. The second team may be either a youth or a girls team, but if a girls team it must be in a
different division.
iii. A maximum of five (5) girls may be double rostered between girls teams. Double
rostering under this rule must be within a single association, and may not cross over to
other association girls teams.
H. Girls must declare by December 31 which team they would play for in games leading towards a
USAH National Championship.
I. Goalies may be rostered on two PAHL teams within the same PAHL association.
i. Goalies may be rostered on a second team during the season, subject to PAHL and USAH
roster requirements.
1. Goalies that will double roster cannot be rostered and processed until PAHL
Team Placement is complete for the divisions affected.
2. Goalie double rostering can only be done from a lower skill / age team upwards.
Goalies may not be rostered down under this rule.
3. Goalies may double roster up one birth year, except for mites to squirts, subject
to proper approvals.
ii. Goalie placement on a second team must be processed through the PAHL Placement
Committee like all other player placement, and is subject to the approval or denial by the
authority of the PAHL Placement Committee. Denials may occur based on the
competitive appropriateness of the player for the division in which the team participates.
iii. Goalies may not be deleted from a second team, and added to a third team during the
season. Choices one and two are final.
iv. Emergency goalie additions after December 31 must be done by and are final as of the
last game day of the regular season. Changes are not permitted the week of PAHL
Playoffs.
v. Double rostered goalies may not participate with both teams in the playoffs. Goalies
must choose which team they will play for and once that team is done, they cannot
participate with the second team.
vi. Associations should set a progression plan for goalie coverage at the beginning of the
season and have goalie replacements submitted and approved in October.
4. COACHES REGISTRATION:
A. Coaches must have completed a USAH “Individual Membership Registration” (IMR) and paid all
fees prior to participation in any on ice try-outs, practices, scrimmages, exhibition games,
tournament games, or PAHL league games.
B. The head coach and all rostered assistant coaches must have attained at least the level of coaching
certification as required by USAH, as well as the age specific USAH Training Module, Act 33/34
screening by the approved USAH vendor, and completion of the USAH Safe Sport Module.
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C. A properly registered player age 13-17 may be rostered on a team as a Student Coach. That team
must be at least one age division lower than the player is rostered.
i. A student coach must adhere to all qualifications spelled out by USAH in the Annual
Guide, and be under the training and supervision of senior coaching staff members.
ii. A student coach may not participate as a player, or substitute as a head or assistant coach.
iii. A student coach is not subject to the same coaching compliance as the head or assistant
coaches, but must have a completed “USAH Student Coach Information Form” with
proper authorizations.
5. ROSTER CHANGES:
A. All roster changes shall be made according to the rules of PAHL and USAH. Roster changes must
be submitted to the USAH Registrar on or before the same day the player participates in any
PAHL games.
B. When adding a player to a PAHL team, the PAHL member association must submit notification to
the PAHL Placement Committee for approval. The added player must be approved prior to
participating in league games. A player is considered to be ineligible if this procedure is not
followed.
C. Once rostered, a PAHL player cannot move down to a lower skill level without the approval of the
PAHL Placement Committee.
D. Player additions submitted after team placement is finalized will be approved or denied by the
authority of the PAHL Placement Committee. Denials may occur based on the competitive
appropriateness of the player for the division in which the team participates.
E. PAHL prohibits any roster changes after December 31, except when voted on and approved by the
PAHL Board of Directors at a scheduled PAHL meeting. Any player added after 12/31 is not
eligible for PAHL Playoffs unless voted on and approved by the full membership. Exceptions can
be made for special situations which may include new players moving into the area, or the
replacement of injured players. In cases after 12/31, the Placement Committee must provide a
75% positive recommendation to the PAHL Executive Board who will approve or deny the
addition. Any appeals must be made to the full membership at the next regularly scheduled
meeting. This rule applies to teams that are registered as House/Rec only.
F. Rostered players may not change PAHL member associations after July 1 without written
approval and financial release by the original PAHL member association President. All
correspondence concerning movement of players from one member association to another must
have a copy of the correspondence emailed to the Executive Director of PAHL and the PAHL
Competition Director.
G. Temporary rostering of players in PAHL is strictly prohibited. A temporarily rostered player will
be considered an “ineligible player”.
V. SCHEDULING
1. SCHEDULING:
A. The PAHL will determine the number of teams in each division and the nomenclature of those
divisions in advance of scheduling league games. There must be a minimum of 4 teams to declare
an “official” division for scheduling.
B. Each PAHL member association team must schedule half (1/2) the number of games required for
league play as home games.
C. Each PAHL member association team should schedule half (1/2) of its PAHL games before 12/31.
D. If a PAHL member association has 2 teams in the same division, their games against each other
must be completed by 12/31. If these teams play each other more than once, some latitude may be
approved at scheduling by the PAHL.
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E. PAHL scheduled league games will take precedent before exhibition games, scrimmages,
tournament games, or other outside league games.
F. Each team in every division must play every other team in its division at least once during the
season. If necessary, the division will be divided. Any additional decisions on splitting divisions
will be made by the PAHL Placement Committee, to be approved by the PAHL Executive Board.
G. All regular season PAHL games must be played on the weekends, except for makeup games.
Makeup games scheduled on weeknights will need the approval of both association presidents and
clearance from the PAHL.
H. All PAHL teams should reserve the last weekend of the regular season to allow for regular season
make up games due to cancellations.
I. Any PAHL member association that withdraws a team from competition after PAHL placement
games have begun or scheduling, whichever is earlier, will still be responsible for payment of that
team’s per player fees and any other fines that have been incurred to date. In addition the
association will be fined $2,500.00 for their “refusal to play commitment violation”. Exception or
reduction to this “refusal to play” fine may be made by the PAHL Executive Board only in cases
of a team folding for reason of insufficient players.
J. 10U teams will be grouped by the PAHL Placement Committee for a 6 game preseason.
Following the completion of the preseason games the 10U teams will then be regrouped and
scheduled for a 14 game regular season for standings and qualification for ODSET playoff
tournaments.
K. 8U Red, White & Blue scheduling will be handled separately. See Section X.
2. TEAM PLACEMENT:
A. It is the philosophy of PAHL for teams to play in the most competitive division commensurate
with their player’s skill level.
B. All PAHL member association teams must submit a completed PAHL roster experience
spreadsheet to the PAHL Placement Committee for placement consideration.
C. A PAHL member association team who does not submit a PAHL roster experience spreadsheet by
the deadline will not be eligible to schedule PAHL games.
D. All youth teams 12U through 18U will be required to participate in mandatory placement
scrimmages, with the number of scrimmages and teams selected by the Placement Committee,
prior to being placed by the Placement Committee.
COVID-19 RULE ADJUSTMENT FOR 2021 SEASON – There will be no mandatory preseason scrimmages
for 18U, 16U, 14U, and 12U teams.
E. The PAHL Placement Committee will review all PAHL roster experience spreadsheets for
approval at each level.
F. A PAHL member association team may request to play at a different level by submitting
additional documentation along with the PAHL team experience sheet to the PAHL Placement
Committee for review.
G. All decisions by the PAHL Placement Committee that involve moving a team up or down from
the requested position will be communicated to the PAHL member association’s President before
team finalization in September.
H. Team placements in each division are as follows.
i. “AA” notation for top skill
ii. Intermediate and entry level skill divisions to be notated with appropriate letter/numeric
headings as deemed proper by the PAHL Placement Committee, and approved by the
PAHL Executive Board.
iii. 8U skill groupings handled within the 8U Red, White & Blue Program rules.
I. PAHL may field AA Major / AA Minor divisions at 14U.
i. Major teams will be classified as any second year birthyear teams that qualify for AA,
and any mixed teams that qualify for AA with more than 30% major birth year skaters
(goalies not included). Teams with less than 30% major birth year skaters may also
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qualify for AA Major Based on the placement process and member association
recommendation.
ii. Minor teams will be classified as any first year birth year teams that qualify for AA, and
any mixed teams that qualify for AA with less than 30% major birth year skaters (goalies
not included).
iii. Teams must qualify as AA first. Then they will be assigned Major or Minor based on the
team makeup as noted in i. and ii.
3. NUMBERS, LENGTH, AND TIME OF GAMES:
A. The minimum number of PAHL league games scheduled for each age and level classification for
the current season will be as follows.
AGE CLASSIFICATION AA A B
18U, 16U 20 20 20
14U 20 20 20
12U 20 20 20
10U 20 (6 pre +14) 20 (6 pre +14) 20 (6 pre +14)
Girls 19U, 16U 20 20 20
Girls 14U 18 18 18
Girls 12U, 10U 14 14 14
B. The PAHL will not schedule any one team playing another team in the same division more than a
maximum of 4 times in the regular season (two home and two away). The PAHL Executive
Board reserves the right to change the total number of games in any division to accommodate the
previously stated condition. In addition, the number of teams eligible to attend playoffs may be
adjusted by decision of the PAHL Executive Board.
C. All PAHL league games must have the following minimum ice slots available for game play,
excluding resurfacing time.
18U / 16U with 2nd period ice cut 100 minutes
18U / 16U without 2nd period ice cut 90 minutes
14U AA 90 minutes
14U A/B / Girls 14U 70 minutes
12U / 10U / Girls 12U / 10U 65 minutes
Girls 19U / 16U 90 minutes
D. The following time periods will be used for game play.
18U / 16U 15 – 15 – 15
14U AA Major and Minor 15 – 15 – 15
14U A/B 12 – 12 – 12
12U / 10U 12 – 12 – 12
Girls 14U /12U / 10U 12 – 12 – 12
Girls 19U / 16U 15 – 15 – 15
E. The home team must commit to either, always or never performing an ice cut during an 18U or
16U game before the annual scheduling meeting in September. Failure to comply will result in
forfeiture of the game in question by the home team.
F. No PAHL game may be scheduled to start before 7:00 am, or after 8:00 pm, on Saturdays and
Sundays, except for:
i. 18U, 16U, or Girls 19U, 16U games, which may have an evening start time as late as
9:00 pm.
ii. 14U games, which may have an evening start time as late as 8:30 pm.
G. All PAHL games will be played. A PAHL member association team will not be eligible for
PAHL Playoffs if all PAHL games are not played. Any exceptions must be approved by the
PAHL Executive Board.
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H. Youth team 18U, 16U and girls 19U division players must play a minimum of 10 of the 20 total
(or 50% if the total game schedule is less than 20) PAHL regular season games to be eligible for
the playoffs. Exceptions must be approved by the PAHL Executive Board.
4. HOME TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Pays for all costs associated with PAHL league home games and PAHL mandated preseason
games and placement scrimmages.
B. Supplies off ice officials (timekeeper and scorekeeper).
C. Schedules referees.
D. Secures services of a Certified Athletic Trainer, Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic, or
Medical or Osteopathic Physician, to be in attendance at all PAHL games.
i. This group shall include any licensed health care professional and any additional persons
who have successfully completed and maintained certification for advance first aid,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic life support.
ii. A suitable first aid kit or “trauma bag” must be available.
E. Curfew clock.
i. It is mandatory to provide a digital or analog clock to be visible to coaches and the
official timekeeper for each PAHL scheduled game.
ii. There is a $50.00 fine for each game a curfew clock is not provided and visible.
F. If the sound equipment is provided the home team is encouraged to play the National Anthem just
prior to the opening faceoff at any PAHL game.
VI. CANCELLATIONS
1. GAME POSTPONEMENT:
A. It is the philosophy of the PAHL that teams should play their full schedule of games. So every
effort should be made to reschedule no shows so the players do not lose the opportunity to play the
games. In addition, reference Rule V.3.G., which states that all games must be played by any one
team to qualify for PAHL Playoffs.
B. Extreme inclement weather, rink equipment failure, inadequate number of required referees, or
other extraordinary circumstances shall be grounds for game postponement and will not require
that game costs be reimbursed.
i. This decision will be made by the two PAHL association Presidents, the PAHL Executive
Director, or designated Executive Board members, and if necessary by the PAHL Rules
Committee.
ii. Coaches, referees, and team managers are not authorized to cancel games.
iii. The game should be rescheduled at the rink where it was originally scheduled to be
played. The game may be rescheduled at the opponent’s rink, or a neutral site, if home
ice is not available or the teams agree.
C. Any team not showing up to play a scheduled game except for the reasons in 1.B. will reschedule
the game and the following will apply:
i. The PAHL member association of the no show team is liable for all game costs incurred
by the home association.
ii. The game should be rescheduled at the rink where it was originally scheduled to be
played. The game may be rescheduled at the opponent’s rink, or a neutral site, if home
ice is not available or the teams agree.
D. Any team cancelling a scheduled game except for the reasons in 1.B. will reschedule the game and
the following will apply:
i. If the cancellation notification is within 24 hours prior to the game, the canceling PAHL
member association is liable for all game costs.
ii. If the cancellation notification is within 72 hours but more than 24 hours prior to the
game, the cancelling PAHL member association is liable for 50% of actual game costs
that the home association was not able to cancel.
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iii. The game should be rescheduled at the rink where it was originally scheduled to be
played. The game may be rescheduled at the opponent’s rink, or a neutral site, if home
ice is not available or the teams agree.
E. A team that shows up for a scheduled PAHL league game without a coach will be considered a no
show, and be required to reschedule as per 1.C.ii. above.
F. If a visiting team shows up to play and the home team is a no show, except for circumstances
outlined in B. above, the home team will be fined $100.00 and will be required to reschedule as
per 1.C.ii above. The fine will be credited to the visiting association’s PAHL penalty fund
Account.
2. GAME CHANGES:
A. After scheduling of the current season, (other than situations covered in A. above) a PAHL
member association team is responsible for the $25.00 game change fee for their first game change
(fee for date change only), unless made during the ten (10) day grace period following the
scheduling date. Any subsequent game date changes by that team will result in a $250.00 fee per
game to the requesting organization. The $250 fee may be waived down to $25 in cases that are
beyond the control of the team / association, subject to approval by the PAHL Executive Board.
3. GAME FORFEITS:
A. Game forfeits will not be permitted until the end of the season, and until all efforts to reschedule
are exhausted.
i. Game forfeits must be approved by PAHL.
ii. The PAHL member association of the team forfeiting must reimburse the PAHL member
association of the non-forfeiting team the sum of all game costs (ice, refs, emt) for the
game(s) not played.
VII. GAMES
1. CONTROL OF THE GAME:
A. The referee may do anything in his power to control the game, including the premature
termination. In such instances the PAHL Rules Committee will decide whether the game shall be
canceled, suspended, forfeited, or considered complete.
B. In addition to suspensions imposed under USAH rules, the PAHL Rules Committee or the PAHL
Discipline Committee, at their discretion, may investigate any incident that occurs in connection
with any game. They may assess additional penalties and/or suspensions for any offense
committed before, during or after a game, by a team, team player, team official, or parent, whether
or not such offense has been penalized by a referee.
2. COACHES:
A. The Head Coach or acting Head Coach will initial the score sheet prior to the start of the game to
acknowledge a correct roster, documented player game misconducts, and game curfew time.
B. All coaches who are present on the bench for a registered PAHL team must have completed the
required USAH coaching certification as required by USAH, as well as the age specific USAH
training module, Act 33/34 screening by the approved USAH vendor, and completion of the
USAH Safe Sport module.
C. All coaches participating with the team on the ice or bench must be on the team’s USAH roster.
D. After a PAHL game, it is the responsibility of the head coach to review the game score sheet to
determine if any player has received a game misconduct, had five (5) or more penalties, or the
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team was in excess of fifteen (15) penalties during the game, the goals and penalties are recorded
correctly, and then by signing the score sheet acknowledges that he/she has done so.
E. Contact the Discipline Director within 48 hours of a game for any and all game misconducts.
F. The Head Coach shall be responsible for the eligibility of his/her players.
3. REFEREES:
A. Only duly registered officials holding USAH Referee cards shall be authorized to serve as referees
or linesmen in any PAHL league game.
B. USAH on-ice officials are required to file reporting on game misconducts and match penalties
with USAH. The PAHL Discipline Director will access those reports and will request additional
reporting from the referees if necessary.
C. The name of any parent or fan and their association, whose conduct is inappropriate or
contradictory to the guidelines of USAH and the PAHL shall be noted on the score sheet and any
additional information must be included as necessary.
D. A referee or linesman for a PAHL regular season game or a PAHL playoff game must satisfy the
following requirements.
i. CANNOT be a parent, step parent, brother, sister, or live in the same household of a
player, or of any team in the same skill level of an age division.
ii. CANNOT be a coach of either team.
iii. CANNOT be a player in the same age division.
iv. CANNOT be a coach in the same skill level of an age division
1. Violation of the above rule must be reported to the PAHL Discipline Committee
for consideration.
2. These rules may be waived by the mutual agreement of the coaches prior to the
start of the game and must be written and signed by both coaches on the score
sheet.
3. Failure to sign the agreement will result in a forfeiture of the game by the
offending team.
E. A minimum of two officials are required for all 18U youth, 16U youth, 14U youth, and girls 19U
through 14U games. If only one official shows up and the second does not arrive within 15
minutes of the start time, the game must be rescheduled. The teams are not permitted to
scrimmage in place of the scheduled game. If the teams engage in an unauthorized scrimmage,
both head coaches will be suspended.
F. An association, at their discretion, may choose to schedule 3 officials for a game, and if done, will
follow the USAH rule of one (1) referee and two (2) linesmen.
4. EMT:
A. An EMT (see rule V.4.) is to be present at all PAHL games. At multiple ice surface facilities,
there must be an EMT at each ice surface if there are separate games being played simultaneously.
B. EMTs are to sign the score sheet indicating their presence prior to the start of the game.
C. EMTs must be on a player’s bench, in a penalty box, or scorer’s area.
D. If an EMT is not present for a game, the game must be canceled and rescheduled. The home
association will receive a $100.00 fine for each offense.
E. The EMT must have at their disposal a suitable first aid kit or trauma bag.
F. Coaches cannot serve as both EMT and coach in the same game.
G. If an EMT must leave the immediate game area temporarily to attend to a player, the game may
continue.
5. PARENTS / SPECTATORS:
A. Parents must at all times before, after, and during the game, conduct themselves according to the
USAH “Spectator Code of Conduct” and “Zero Tolerance Policy”.
B. Failure to follow proper code of conduct will result in disciplinary action.
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6. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:
A. Each PAHL team must have the proper minimum number of players dressed and on the ice before
the opening face-off. The teams cannot waive this rule. A fine of $100 will be assessed if a
violation occurs.
B. A PAHL game may be played without a team goaltender.
C. A minimum of nine (9) players are required to play a PAHL game with the exception of the 18U /
16U youth and girls 19U age classifications where a minimum of eight (8) players are required.
D. The opening face-off shall not be delayed by more than fifteen (15) minutes by reason of
insufficient players (to be defined as players on the ice/bench). The game must be played
according to the scheduled start and curfew times, unless the rink schedule permits a change
before the puck is dropped. Once the puck is dropped the curfew cannot be adjusted.
E. An insufficient number of players or inappropriate USAH level coach will be classified as a no
show subject to the appropriate costs and fines.
7. TEAM DOCUMENTS:
A. Each PAHL team coach and/or manager must have in their possession at every PAHL scheduled
game the following documents.
i. A USAH “Player Roster Form” that has been certified by the Mid Am Hockey Registrar
to be true and correct.
ii. Evidence of completion of required USAH Coaching Education Program (CEP) clinics
and Age Specific Training Modules. Evidence of Act 33/34 screening and Safe Sport
compliance as required by USAH for each coach and manager. A current USAH roster
showing these requirements is sufficient as evidence of completion.
iii. Other USAH or PAHL documents pertinent to players and coaches eligibility.
iv. PAHL “Risk Acknowledgement and Liability Waiver” form for any player that is playing
up at an age level that is one year in age above USAH’s recommended guidelines.
B. Birth certificate copies shall be kept on file by the association registrar and not in the team book as
per USAH.
C. Documentation will be available, upon request, to a team official of the opposing team prior to the
game.
D. Any challenge by an opposing team, of a player or coach’s eligibility, shall be noted on the score
sheet, and signed by the team official.
E. The PAHL Rules Committee will review and investigate challenges of eligibility, for final
determination of penalties, including forfeitures and suspensions when found valid.
F. A verification of coach and team manager USAH required credentials will be completed by the
PAHL.
8. EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS:
A. All PAHL member association team players, at all levels, are required to properly wear protective
equipment at all practices, warm-ups, and games as required by USAH rules with the following
additions.
i. All players are required to wear an internal mouthpiece.
ii. An unaltered neck guard of a commercial type specifically designed as a slash guard.
Socks, rags, handkerchiefs, etc., tied around player’s throat, are not adequate throat
protection.
iii. In addition, goalkeepers are required to wear a “gobbler style” throat protector and neck
guard.
iv. Only a player who is recuperating from a facial and/or mouth injury, or who has
permanent vision impairment, as certified by a doctor’s certificate, may wear special face
and/or mouth protection.
B. All uniforms on a team, including the goalkeeper’s, shall be of the same color and shall be
numbered (no duplicate numbers).
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C. In case of similar colors, the home team must make the change. Coaches are to cooperate in the
choice of colors. Home teams should get their choice but must accommodate visiting teams that
have only one color jersey.
D. All PAHL players must wear a “stop patch” on the back of their jersey for all PAHL games.
i. “STOP” stands for the “Safety Towards Other Players” Program.
ii. A player is not able to play in any game that the “stop patch” is missing.
iii. The scorekeeper will not start the game clock until the player without a “stop patch”
leaves the ice.
iv. Curfew times will not be changed.
v. Stop patches are not required for Mite R, W & B.
vi. The “STOP patch” must be placed in the center back of the jersey, right above the
number, and below any name plate affixed to the jersey. Existing jerseys that have the
“STOP” incorrectly placed should be changed if possible, short of making players buy
new jerseys or incurring significant costs. All new jerseys purchased going forward from
the 1617 season must have the “STOP” in the correct location.
E. Goal pins shall be used in games for all divisions, squire through midget, including girls.
F. No players, coaches, managers, or other personnel on the bench, in the penalty box or in the
scorekeeper’s area will be permitted to utilize or adorn any device (electronic or not) for audio,
video or photographic purposes. Playing appropriate music before, after, and during game breaks,
is a permitted exception.
9. GAME TIME:
A. PAHL league games will be played using USAH “stop time” rules.
B. When one team has a lead of seven (7) or more goals there will be a “running clock”.
i. The clock will run continuously except when a goal is scored, a penalty is called, the
puck leaves the playing area, or a player is injured.
ii. Penalties occurring with a “running clock” will also be on “running time” and will be
consistent with USAH rules. There is no 3 minute penalty during the “running clock”
time.
iii. The game will return to “stop time” whenever the goal differential is six (6) goals or less.
iv. The “running clock” will not start prior to the second period even if the seven (7) goal
lead is attained in the first period.
v. A maximum goal differential of seven (7) will be the largest goal differential that can be
displayed on the scoreboard.
C. It is the responsibility of the home association to abide by all curfew times and to insure that each
official game score sheet has a curfew time written in its proper space.
D. Prior to the start of the game, the official timekeeper must notify both coaches of the curfew time
and have both coaches initial the score sheet.
E. The official timekeeper and on ice officials are the only people that have the authority to curfew a
PAHL league game (coaches cannot curfew a game).
F. Time outs are not permitted in PAHL regular season games.
G. Overtime is not permitted in PAHL regular season games.
10. HANDSHAKE AND EXITING THE ICE:
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COVID-19 RULE ADJUSTMENT FOR 2021 SEASON: The Handshake is waived for this season. In it’s
place both teams will line up on their respective blue lines for a celebratory stick tap.
A. The handshake will take place after the game.
B. If an incident occurs during the handshake, both players and coaches may be issued a game
misconduct by the referee. If a player is involved in a second incident during the PAHL season,
the player(s) and involved coach(s) will receive a 3 game suspension.
C. The referees are the only parties permitted to waive the handshake and send teams directly to the
locker rooms. Refusal by the coaching staff to shake hands will result in a one (next) game
suspension to the head coach.
11. SCORE SHEET:
A. The coach and/or manager have the ultimate responsibility for the complete and accurate records
of the team.
B. The score sheet shall be initialed prior to the game by each head coach, the official scorekeeper,
and the EMT.
C. After a PAHL league game, the score sheet is to be verified and signed by all referees, linesmen,
coaches and the official scorekeeper, and a copy retained by each PAHL association’s statistician.
D. Any match penalties, game misconduct and/or suspensions, and the serving of which, is to be
noted on the top of the score sheet.
E. Record the name of any parent or spectator, their association, and the type of offense as indicated
and requested by an on ice official.
F. The HOME team has the ultimate responsibility that the score sheet is filled out in an accurate,
legible, and complete manner according to PAHL and USAH rules.
i. Date of game.
ii. Age group.
iii. Level and division.
iv. Complete team names, both home and visitor (home team on the left side of the score
sheet and visitor on the right side of the score sheet).
v. Game number.
vi. Curfew time.
vii. Coach and manager names and phone numbers.
viii. On ice officials.
G. Upon completion of a PAHL league game, the home team is responsible for forwarding game
results to the appropriate Division Statistician.
i. The white (top) copy of the game score sheet must be scanned and emailed to the division
statistician by Monday, 6:00 pm, following the weekend the game was played. The scan
must clearly show both rosters and all scoring and penalty sections. If the score sheet
document is not legible the team will be notified and the sheet will need to be
resubmitted.
ii. The white (top) copy of the score sheet must be retained by the home association, filed
and sorted, and available to the PAHL if requested during the season.
iii. Failure to scan and email score sheets as required will result in a $10.00 per score sheet
fine assessed to the home team association.
H. Score sheet must be submitted in a legible, complete, and accurate manner. If not, the PAHL
member association home team will be assessed a fine as defined by the PAHL Fine Schedule,
payable to the PAHL.
I. The PAHL Discipline Director must be notified within 48 hours of any game misconducts or
match penalties. This is the responsibility of the team whose player received the penalty.
12. SPORTS ENGINE GAME SCORING:
A. All games must be scored through the Sports Engine game scoring system. The scorekeeper will
need to score the game on a personal electronic device. (there is no physical terminal at the rink
on which to score the game)
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B. The Sports Engine game scoring will create the record of the game, subject to final verification
from the paper score sheets. The paper score sheets will still remain the final record of game
results for PAHL league games.
C. A fine of $25.00 will be assessed to the home association for any game not scored to Sports
Engine within 48 hours from the game.
13. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL:
A. Any spectator, as well as any game participant including players, all coaches, found to be under
the influence of alcohol, narcotic drugs, or illegal drugs of any kind, shall be ejected from the
game and shall face a hearing before the PAHL Discipline Committee within 30 days.
B. Prior to the hearing the violator shall not participate or be involved with the team in any way
including practices, exhibition games, tournament games, or PAHL games.
14. 8U RED, WHITE & BLUE HOCKEY:
A. Guidelines for the 8U Red, White & Blue hockey are in Section X.
VIII. PLAYOFFS
1. SEASON CHAMPS:
A. Season Champions will be recognized for 18U, 16U, 14U, 12U, and girls divisions 19U, 16U,
14U, and 12U.
B. Season Champion teams will receive a PAHL Season Champion Banner and individual players
will receive medals.
C. The presentation of the season championship awards either immediately prior to the first playoff
game/open division game, off the ice prior to the first playoff game or after the playoff game will
be determined by the head coach. The head coach may also choose to waive a presentation and
instead hand out the awards at another time.
2. PLAYOFFS – QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS:
A. All 18U, 16U, 14U, and 12U division teams, and all girls division 19U, 16U, 14U, and 12U teams
must qualify for playoff participation by their performance and final standings in the PAHL
regular season.
B. The number of teams eligible to participate from each division will be as follows and will include
approximately 40% of each division, with a minimum of 4 teams.
10 teams or less Top 4 make playoffs
11 to 14 teams Top 6 make playoffs
15 or more teams Top 8 make playoffs
C. The playoff seeding will be determined from the final PAHL regular season statistics and the
higher seeded team in each game will be considered the “home” team.
D. All divisions will follow a single elimination tournament format.
E. All PAHL teams that have qualified for the PAHL playoffs must participate or a fine of $1,000.00
will be assessed.
F. Playoff Champions will receive a PAHL Playoff Champion Banner and individual players will
receive medals.
G. Playoff Finalists (second place) will receive medals.
3. PLAYOFFS – OPEN DIVISION SEASON END TOURNAMENTS:
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A. All 10U division teams are eligible to enter the open division tournament for their divisions.
B. Teams electing to attend the Open Division Season End Tournament (ODSET) will be required to
register for the tournament and submit payment for their first game in advance.
C. The tournament formats will be based on the number of teams attending and the most efficient
round robin tournament game structure.
i. The tournament seeding will be a random method.
ii. Semi final game seeding will be from the playoff tournament round robin games, slotting
team 1 vs team 4 and team 2 vs team 3 to determine the final pairing for the
championship game.
iii. Awards will be given to 1st place, 2nd place, and “participants” – all players will receive
an appropriate award.
D. There will be no playoff/end of season tournament for mites.
4. HOST ASSOCIATIONS:
A. Host associations / locations will be determined by the PAHL Executive Board after bids have
been submitted for the playoff / ODSET divisions.
B. The host association is responsible for the scheduling and all associated costs for the ice time,
referees, EMTs, and security if required.
C. The host association is responsible for contacting each PAHL team entered in the playoff
tournament and informing them of their game times.
D. Each host must choose a Playoff Director who is responsible for verifying team credentials, player
eligibility, schedules, game results, etc.
E. Each host must choose a Discipline Director who is responsible for resolving any minor discipline
and/or rules violations at the playoff site; and resolving any major discipline and/or rules
violations with the assistance of the PAHL Discipline Director or the PAHL Rules Director.
F. All game misconducts and match penalties must be reported to the PAHL Discipline Director.
5. PARTICIPATING TEAMS:
A. All teams participating in a playoff tournament must submit their team documents for review (see
rule VII.7.A.) to the Playoff Director before their first game.
i. The Playoff director is empowered to determine the eligibility of any player, coach, or
team.
ii. Protests can be heard following the “Protest Procedure” (telephone, faxes, and email will
be used).
B. All playoff teams will be charged an amount to be determined by the PAHL. All checks are to be
made payable to the host association and paid prior to the start of each playoff game.
C. All players must sign in before the start of each playoff game and be prepared to play 20 minutes
ahead of the scheduled game time.
6. GAME RULES:
A. All PAHL playoff games are to be played under PAHL regular season rules except:
i. Games will not have a curfew.
ii. The Playoff Director at each playoff site will decide in a joint meeting with both the head
coaches, how to resolve a suspended game. The completion of a suspended game, if
deemed necessary, will be restarted from the point of suspension.
iii. One time out per team of one (1) minute is permitted during regulation time.
iv. 18U / 16U AA divisions will be required to have an ice cut between the 2nd and 3rd
periods.
B. Open Division Season End Tournament games (ODSETs) will use the following 5 point scoring
system.
• 2 points for a game win
• 1 point for a game tie
• 1 point for the team scoring the most goals in one period and ½ point for any
tied periods
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i. No shoot out will be permitted
ii. If teams are tied in points at the end of the round robins the tie breaker list will be as
follows.
1. Head to head during the tournament (if a three or more way tie exists, all
teams must have played each other the same number of times in order to use
this first tiebreaker).
2. Lowest goals against.
3. Lowest penalty minutes.
4. Greatest goal ratio (GF/GA).
iii. If tie games occur during semi final or final single elimination format games during the
ODSET competition, the tiebreakers in section “C” below will be used.
C. Single elimination format qualifying playoff games tied at the end of regulation time will be
decided as follows.
i. Five minute sudden death 5 on 5 overtime.
ii. Five minute sudden death 4 on 4 overtime.
iii. Five player shootout (home team choice to go first).
iv. Sudden death shootout. First unanswered goal wins. The entire player roster (except
goalies) must be used, to the number of players on the smaller roster of the two teams
playing, before repeating any shooters. The five players participating in the first shootout
may not shoot until that point.
v. There will be a one (1) minute time out between each overtime period.
vi. Any player with unserved penalty time at the end of the overtime periods will not be
permitted to participate in either the five player shootout or the sudden death shootout.
7. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULING:
A. The “Qualifying” playoff tournaments and ODSETs will be held before the USAH state
tournaments.
B. The Girls’ division playoff tournaments will be scheduled one week before the youth divisions.
IX. DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES
1. COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES:
A. The PAHL Discipline Director will chair the PAHL Discipline Committee.
i. The committee will have a minimum of five (5) members and a maximum of fifteen (15)
members, three (3) of which must be present at any PAHL discipline hearing to be held.
ii. Additional members of the PAHL Executive Board may belong to the committee.
iii. All other committee members are to come from the PAHL membership at large.
B. The PAHL Rules Director will chair the PAHL Rules and Procedures Committee.
i. The committee will have a minimum of three (3) members and a maximum of twelve
(12) members, two (2) of which must be present at any PAHL rules hearing to be held.
ii. Additional members of the PAHL Executive Board may belong to the committee.
iii. All other committee members are to come from the PAHL membership at large.
2. PARENTS / SPECTATORS:
A. Any offense will be dealt with under the USAH “Zero Tolerance Policy”.
B. A reported parent/spectator incident will be relayed to the affected member associations by the
PAHL Rules Director and those associations will be responsible to investigate and report back to
the PAHL Rules Director within seven (7) days.
i. The association(s) will report findings.
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ii. The association(s) will be responsible for assessing appropriate discipline and will report
actions taken to the PAHL Rules Director.
iii. PAHL will determine if actions are adequate.
iv.Additional time may be granted to perform due diligence; however, if the incident has not
been “closed” within 30 days the PAHL Rules Committee will take charge and additional
discipline or fines may be rendered.
C. If a parent/spectator is reported for a second Zero Tolerance incident, the process outlined above
in IX.2.B. will be followed.
i. The parent/spectator found “guilty” will be assessed a $250.00 fine, payable to the
PAHL, and will be suspended from games until the fine is paid.
ii. Multiple fines may be issued to separate repeating offenders for one incident.
D. If a parent/spectator is reported for a third Zero Tolerance incident, the process and penalties
outlined above in IX.2.B and IX.2.C. will be followed.
i. The parent/spectator found “guilty” will be required to attend a PAHL Rules Committee
hearing where additional discipline may be rendered.
ii. Additional discipline may take the form of suspensions and/or fines.
3. INELIGIBLE PLAYER/COACH:
A. A player unregistered with USAH will result in:
i. The immediate suspension of that player until proper registration is processed.
ii. The immediate suspension of the head coach for each game that the player participated in
up to a maximum of three (3) games.
iii. Forfeiture of all PAHL games said player participated in.
B. A player who is not rostered with USAH will result in:
i. The immediate suspension of that player until the proper PAHL and USAH roster
processes are completed.
ii. The immediate suspension of the head coach for each game that the player participated in
up to a maximum of three (3) games.
iii. Forfeiture of all games said player participated in.
iv. If documentation is provided by the association evidencing administrative error in the
rostering process, game forfeits and/or coach suspensions may be waived by the PAHL
Executive Board.
C. A player who has not been properly submitted for the roster through the PAHL Placement
Committee will result in:
i. The immediate suspension of that player until the proper PAHL and USAH roster
processes are completed.
ii. The immediate suspension of the head coach for each game that the player participated
in.
iii. The association will be fined $100 per player, per game, for violations under this rule.
D. A player who is playing down an age division will result in:
i. The immediate suspension of that player until proper registration is processed.
ii. The immediate suspension of the head coach up until a PAHL discipline hearing is held.
iii. Forfeiture of all PAHL games said player participated in.
E. A player/coach who has outstanding unserved game misconducts will result in:
i. The immediate suspension of the player/coach until all outstanding game misconducts
have been served. The player/coach will have to serve the outstanding suspensions in the
next game played, as defined in section IX.4.E, and will also be required to serve an
additional one game suspension for each one.
ii. In the case of a player, the immediate suspension of the head coach for each game that
the player participated in up to a maximum of three (3) games.
iii. In the case of a player, forfeiture of all PAHL games said player participated in.
iv. The serving of suspensions must be recorded on the original game score sheet to count as
served.
4. SUSPENSIONS:
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